Helpful Weeds from our backyard

With spring around the corner, many gardeners are getting ready to fight the weeds in their yard.

Do not be so quick to kill some of the weeds – read about one special weed in your yard..

Red Clover (Trifoilum pratense)

Each year my husband is outside fighting  the Red Clover and yet they provide so many benefits to us and bees.

Studies shows that Red Clover is full of Vitamin A, B- complex vitamins,Vitamin C, Vitamin F, Vitamin P, Magnesium, Calcium, Copper and has been used for many types of illness.

·        treat respiratory

·        skin problems

·        menopause

·        blood purifying alterative and

·        anticancer agent and has been used safely and effectively for hundreds, if not thousands of years

How to Use: Red Clover

·        Preparation Methods & Dosage :Red clover makes an excellent tea, especially sweetened with clover honey. You can also take red clover as an extract, or in capsule form. Red clover is often combined with black cohosh in herbal formulas for menopause. Externally a cooled tea or poultice can be applied to dry, itching skin